A boat ran aground on Saturday, September 29 in Puget Bay, Alaska, after its engine failed. The USCG responded on the site of the incident and rescued three men.
Watchstanders in the US Coast Guard Sector Anchorage command center in Anchorage received the request for help from the men at about 5 p.m. They reported getting wet due to being aground in the surf, with one man aboard with preexisting medical concerns.
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An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak landed on scene, helped the men off the 25-foot boat and brought them to Seward.
The Coast Guard did not request assistance from other mariners in the area due to heavy swell conditions in Puget Bay.
Lt. Lizzy Klynman, aircraft commander for the case, said that the men were well prepared for the worst, as they had survival gear, and a radio and lights so they can be located easily.
